Ross Beach- Hellpet, New Orleans native, and Elephant 6 collaborator (in the Gerbils and Neutral Milk Hotel, among others)- phones it in from Portland, OR. Ross is as honest, topical, and good-natured as his music, which tackles weighty subjects like peak oil, free speech, and police violence. Which you wouldn't expect to hear about in a pop song, yet with his jittery but assertive voice, Ross makes it look so easy.

Nadav Carmel, BSR 06/11/2005

Songs

Something Pretty
The Internal Combustion Engine
The Oxygen Bill
A Pensive Moment
Pepper
You Turned Us Into Strangers
Those Days Are Over
In Like With You